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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in around 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and as a matter of fact various podiatry training programs lie inside these academic institutions. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have acquired thorough medical instruction with a stress on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are taught to treat problems stretching from standard afflictions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more puzzling for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have thorough surgical training which furnish them the practical experience essential to perform surgery on those concerns that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of complications which the feet regularly experience.